Casebook on Torts

Richard Kidner

An introductory casebook offering a selection of concise extracts from leading cases, enabling students to understand how judicial decisions are made

Each chapter contains self-test questions to encourage students to reflect upon the key elements of each case

Key tort law texts have been identified by the author as recommended reading for students who wish to develop a broader knowledge of the subject

An accompanying Online Resource Centre provides regular updates and web links, ensuring students are kept abreast of new developments

The twelfth edition has been fully updated to include the following new case extracts: on liability of public bodies: Desmond v The Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire; on economic loss: Conarken v Network Rail Infrastructure; on defamation: Spiller v Joseph (a Supreme Court case on fair comment), and Metropolitan International Schools v Designtechnica Corporation (on internet libel)

Following significant and controversial developments in the area of privacy, greater attention is paid to this increasingly important topic, including incorporation of the following key case extracts: on privacy: Mosley v News Group Newspapers, and the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in Mosley v UK and also JIH v News Group Newspapers (on the issue of injunctions in privacy cases)

Casebook on Torts

Twelfth Edition

Richard Kidner

Description

Casebook on Torts is essential reading for students new to studying tort law at undergraduate level, providing a comprehensive, portable library of the leading cases in the field. It presents an impressive range of carefully edited extracts, which clearly illustrate the essence and reasoning behind each decision made. Concise author commentary focuses the reader on the key elements within the extracts, while end-of-chapter questions encourages them to check their understanding as they progress. Statutory materials have been included where they are necessary to understand the subject. The book is an indispensable companion for tort law students.

The text is supported by an Online Resource Centre which provides regular updates on developments in the law as
well as web links to aid further study.